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London Luton Airport

ICAO EGGW51.8747°N 0.3683°W160 m / 526 ftLarge airport

London Luton Airport (IATA: LTN, ICAO: EGGW) is a large airport in Luton, Luton, England, United Kingdom. It opened on 16 Jul 1938. It has one runway, 2,162 m (7,093 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 13.3 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1938–1938

16 JUL 1938

OpenedLondon Luton Airport opens.

From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap

07/25074° / 254° · LIT

LENGTH2,162 m7,093 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2022

9.5M

9.6M

9.7M

10.5M

12.3M

14.6M

16.0M

16.8M

18.2M

5.6M

4.7M

13.3M

111213141516171819202122

Routes

143 destinations · 42 countries

Year-round106

JERJersey AirportJersey · easyJet323 km201 mi AMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · easyJet354 km220 mi CDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · easyJet380 km236 mi DUBDublin AirportIreland · Ryanair433 km269 mi BHDGeorge Best Belfast City AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet476 km296 mi EDIEdinburgh AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet494 km307 mi BFSBelfast International AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet497 km309 mi GLAGlasgow AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet518 km322 mi DTMDortmund AirportGermany · Wizz Air551 km342 mi ORKCork International AirportIreland · Ryanair558 km347 mi ABZAberdeen International AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet604 km375 mi NOCIreland West Airport KnockIreland · Ryanair610 km379 mi KIRKerry AirportIreland · Ryanair627 km390 mi INVInverness AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet673 km418 mi BSLEuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgFrance · easyJet739 km459 mi BODBordeaux–Mérignac AirportFrance · easyJet, Wizz Air784 km487 mi GVAGeneva International AirportSwitzerland · easyJet784 km487 mi LYSLyon Saint-Exupéry AirportFrance · easyJet, Wizz Air791 km492 mi ZRHZürich AirportSwitzerland · easyJet807 km501 mi TRNTurin AirportItaly · Wizz Air947 km588 mi BERBerlin Brandenburg AirportGermany · easyJet947 km588 mi MXPMilan Malpensa International AirportItaly · easyJet, Wizz Air961 km597 mi BIOBilbao AirportSpain · Wizz Air972 km604 mi OVDAsturias AirportSpain · Wizz Air1,016 km631 mi PRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzechia · easyJet, Wizz Air1,041 km647 mi NCENice-Côte d'Azur AirportFrance · easyJet1,074 km667 mi TSFTreviso AirportItaly · Ryanair1,149 km714 mi VCEVenice Marco Polo AirportItaly · Ryanair, Wizz Air1,169 km726 mi POZPoznań-Ławica AirportPoland · Wizz Air1,172 km728 mi BLQBologna Guglielmo Marconi AirportItaly · Ryanair1,186 km737 mi BCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportSpain · Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air1,191 km740 mi WROCopernicus Wrocław AirportPoland · Ryanair, Wizz Air1,195 km743 mi PSAPisa International AirportItaly · easyJet1,212 km753 mi BZGIgnacy Jan Paderewski Bydgoszcz AirportPoland · Ryanair1,246 km774 mi LJULjubljana Jože Pučnik AirportSlovenia · easyJet1,247 km775 mi GDNGdańsk Lech Wałęsa AirportPoland · Wizz Air1,283 km797 mi MADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · easyJet, Wizz Air1,289 km801 mi BTSM. R. Štefánik AirportSlovakia · Wizz Air1,318 km819 mi OPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPortugal · easyJet1,340 km833 mi KTWKatowice Wojciech Korfanty International AirportPoland · Wizz Air1,361 km846 mi VLCValencia AirportSpain · Wizz Air1,377 km856 mi PMIPalma de Mallorca AirportSpain · easyJet1,391 km864 mi KRKKraków John Paul II International AirportPoland · Ryanair, Wizz Air1,420 km882 mi WAWWarsaw Chopin AirportPoland · Wizz Air1,455 km904 mi FCORome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportItaly · Wizz Air1,471 km914 mi TATPoprad-Tatry AirportSlovakia · Wizz Air1,486 km923 mi BUDBudapest Liszt Ferenc International AirportHungary · Wizz Air1,492 km927 mi ALCAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportSpain · Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air1,511 km939 mi RMURegion of Murcia International AirportSpain · easyJet1,566 km973 mi KSCKošice International AirportSlovakia · Wizz Air1,571 km976 mi RZERzeszów-Jasionka AirportPoland · Ryanair1,573 km977 mi LUZLublin AirportPoland · Ryanair, Wizz Air1,591 km989 mi LISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · easyJet1,606 km998 mi KUNKaunas International AirportLithuania · Ryanair, Wizz Air1,647 km1,023 mi DEBDebrecen International AirportHungary · Wizz Air1,648 km1,024 mi SJJSarajevo International AirportBosnia & Herzegovina · Wizz Air1,650 km1,025 mi NAPNaples International AirportItaly · Ryanair1,654 km1,028 mi GRXF.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén AirportSpain · Wizz Air1,655 km1,028 mi SVQSeville AirportSpain · Ryanair, Wizz Air1,665 km1,035 mi BEGBelgrade Nikola Tesla AirportSerbia · Wizz Air1,710 km1,063 mi TSRTimișoara Traian Vuia International AirportRomania · Wizz Air1,717 km1,067 mi AGPMálaga-Costa del Sol AirportSpain · Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air1,721 km1,069 mi VNOVilnius International AirportLithuania · Ryanair, Wizz Air1,724 km1,071 mi SUJSatu Mare International AirportRomania · Wizz Air1,724 km1,071 mi FAOFaro - Gago Coutinho International AirportPortugal · Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air1,757 km1,092 mi TLLLennart Meri Tallinn AirportEstonia · Wizz Air1,775 km1,103 mi CLJAvram Iancu Cluj International AirportRomania · Wizz Air1,823 km1,133 mi KEFKeflavik International AirportIceland · easyJet1,862 km1,157 mi TGMTârgu Mureş Transilvania International AirportRomania · Wizz Air1,888 km1,173 mi SBZSibiu International AirportRomania · Wizz Air1,903 km1,182 mi PRNPriština Adem Jashari International AirportKosovo · easyJet, Wizz Air1,908 km1,186 mi TIATirana International Airport Mother TeresaAlbania · Wizz Air1,914 km1,189 mi NBEEnfidha - Hammamet International AirportTunisia · easyJet1,953 km1,214 mi SCVSuceava Ștefan cel Mare International AirportRomania · Wizz Air1,962 km1,219 mi CRACraiova International AirportRomania · Wizz Air1,975 km1,227 mi SKPSkopje International AirportNorth Macedonia · Wizz Air1,989 km1,236 mi GHVBrașov-Ghimbav International AirportRomania · Wizz Air2,004 km1,245 mi SOFSofia AirportBulgaria · Wizz Air2,050 km1,274 mi BCMBacău George Enescu International AirportRomania · Dan Air, Wizz Air2,056 km1,278 mi IASIaşi International AirportRomania · Wizz Air2,072 km1,287 mi OTPBucharest Henri Coandă International AirportRomania · FlyOne, Wizz Air2,108 km1,310 mi BBUBucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International AirportRomania · Wizz Air2,112 km1,312 mi MLAMalta International AirportMalta · Ryanair2,135 km1,327 mi RMOChişinău International AirportMoldova · FlyOne, Wizz Air2,174 km1,351 mi PDVPlovdiv International AirportBulgaria · Wizz Air2,186 km1,358 mi DJEDjerba Zarzis International AirportTunisia · easyJet2,192 km1,362 mi CNDMihail Kogălniceanu International AirportRomania · Wizz Air2,281 km1,417 mi VARVarna AirportBulgaria · Wizz Air2,305 km1,432 mi RAKMarrakesh Menara AirportMorocco · easyJet2,339 km1,453 mi ATHAthens Eleftherios Venizelos International AirportGreece · Wizz Air2,443 km1,518 mi ISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Wizz Air2,494 km1,550 mi AGAAl Massira AirportMorocco · easyJet2,509 km1,559 mi FNCCristiano Ronaldo International AirportPortugal · Jet2.com, easyJet2,511 km1,560 mi ACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSpain · Jet2.com, easyJet2,775 km1,724 mi FUEFuerteventura AirportSpain · Jet2.com, easyJet2,835 km1,762 mi LPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet2,941 km1,827 mi AYTAntalya International AirportTürkiye · easyJet2,949 km1,832 mi TFSTenerife Sur AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet2,973 km1,847 mi PFOPaphos International AirportCyprus · easyJet3,228 km2,006 mi LCALarnaca International AirportCyprus · Wizz Air3,288 km2,043 mi SPXSphinx International AirportEgypt · Wizz Air3,521 km2,188 mi TBSTbilisi International AirportGeorgia · easyJet3,568 km2,217 mi TLVBen Gurion International AirportIsrael · easyJet, EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd., Wizz Air +13,601 km2,238 mi EVNZvartnots International AirportArmenia · Wizz Air3,627 km2,254 mi SSHSharm El Sheikh International AirportEgypt · easyJet3,916 km2,433 mi HRGHurghada International AirportEgypt · easyJet3,952 km2,456 mi

Seasonal51

IOMIsle of Man AirportIsle of Man · easyJet376 km234 mi SXBStrasbourg AirportFrance · easyJet679 km422 mi GVAGeneva International AirportSwitzerland · Jet2.com784 km487 mi GNBGrenoble Alpes Isère AirportFrance · Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air836 km519 mi TRNTurin AirportItaly · Ryanair, easyJet947 km588 mi MUCMunich AirportGermany · easyJet949 km590 mi INNInnsbruck AirportAustria · easyJet987 km613 mi BZRBéziers Vias airportFrance · Ryanair991 km616 mi SZGSalzburg AirportAustria · easyJet1,059 km658 mi VRNVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo AirportItaly · Jet2.com1,095 km680 mi GROGirona-Costa Brava AirportSpain · Jet2.com1,134 km705 mi REUReus AirportSpain · Jet2.com, easyJet1,199 km745 mi PUYPula AirportCroatia · easyJet1,306 km812 mi MAHMenorca AirportSpain · Jet2.com, easyJet1,381 km858 mi PMIPalma de Mallorca AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Wizz Air1,391 km864 mi OLBOlbia Costa Smeralda AirportItaly · easyJet1,434 km891 mi IBZIbiza AirportSpain · Jet2.com, easyJet1,452 km902 mi ALCAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportSpain · Jet2.com1,511 km939 mi SPUSplit Saint Jerome AirportCroatia · easyJet, Wizz Air1,548 km962 mi RMURegion of Murcia International AirportSpain · Ryanair1,566 km973 mi NAPNaples International AirportItaly · easyJet1,654 km1,028 mi LEIAlmería AirportSpain · easyJet1,679 km1,043 mi FAOFaro - Gago Coutinho International AirportPortugal · Jet2.com1,757 km1,092 mi TIVTivat AirportMontenegro · easyJet1,778 km1,105 mi PMOFalcone–Borsellino AirportItaly · easyJet1,848 km1,148 mi CTACatania-Fontanarossa AirportItaly · Ryanair, easyJet2,005 km1,246 mi CFUCorfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International AirportGreece · Jet2.com, easyJet, Wizz Air2,070 km1,286 mi PVKAktion National AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,175 km1,351 mi RVNRovaniemi AirportFinland · easyJet2,179 km1,354 mi SKGThessaloniki Macedonia International AirportGreece · easyJet2,180 km1,355 mi TOSTromsø AirportNorway · Wizz Air2,217 km1,378 mi KTTKittilä International AirportFinland · easyJet2,222 km1,381 mi ZTHZakynthos International Airport Dionysios SolomosGreece · Jet2.com, easyJet, Wizz Air2,281 km1,417 mi JSISkiathos Island National AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,317 km1,440 mi BOJBurgas AirportBulgaria · Ryanair, Wizz Air2,327 km1,446 mi ATHAthens Eleftherios Venizelos International AirportGreece · Ryanair2,443 km1,518 mi JMKMykonos Island National AirportGreece · Wizz Air2,568 km1,596 mi ADBAdnan Menderes International AirportTürkiye · easyJet2,611 km1,622 mi CHQChania International AirportGreece · easyJet, Wizz Air2,657 km1,651 mi BJVMilas Bodrum International AirportTürkiye · easyJet2,725 km1,693 mi KGSKos International Airport "Ippokratis"Greece · Jet2.com2,726 km1,694 mi HERHeraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis AirportGreece · Jet2.com, easyJet2,733 km1,698 mi ACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSpain · Ryanair2,775 km1,724 mi RHORhodes International Airport "Diagoras"Greece · Jet2.com, easyJet, Wizz Air2,818 km1,751 mi FUEFuerteventura AirportSpain · Ryanair2,835 km1,762 mi DLMDalaman International AirportTürkiye · Jet2.com, easyJet2,837 km1,763 mi AYTAntalya International AirportTürkiye · SunExpress, Jet2.com, Wizz Air2,949 km1,832 mi LCALarnaca International AirportCyprus · easyJet3,288 km2,043 mi SPXSphinx International AirportEgypt · easyJet3,521 km2,188 mi SSHSharm El Sheikh International AirportEgypt · Wizz Air3,916 km2,433 mi HRGHurghada International AirportEgypt · Wizz Air3,952 km2,456 mi

Cargo2

LEJLeipzig/Halle AirportGermany · DHL Aviation870 km541 mi MXPMilan Malpensa International AirportItaly · DHL Aviation961 km597 mi

Most destinationseasyJet 77Wizz Air 74Ryanair 32Jet2.com 23FlyOne 2DHL Aviation 2

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from LTN. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Luton Airport” (revision of 26 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country

Passengers13.3M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#166of 3,974 · #43 Europe · #5 GB Longest runway2,162 m7,093 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#3,407of 29,823 · #662 Europe · #40 GB Elevation160 m526 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=26,620of 43,341 · =2,620 Europe · #75 GB AgeOpened 19382026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=870of 15,079 · =451 Europe · =63 GB Runways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =643 Europe · =120 GB

Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

4 channels

APPAPP129.550

ATISATIS120.575

GNDGND121.750

TWRTWR132.550